memory types

memory types

1. long term memory

   • episodic memory
     • memory of experiences and specific events
       • times, places, associated emotions, contextual knowledge
   • semantic memory
     • facts, meanings, concepts and knowledge about the external world
   • procedural memory
     • memory of actions or skills or how to do things

2. LTM

   • capacity
     • unlimited
   • duration
     • unlimited
   • encoding
     • semantically
   • forgetting
     • interference or decay

3. STM

   • capacity
     • 7(+-)2
   • duration
     • 30 seconds
   • encoding
     • acoustically
   • forgetting
     • displacement